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1)       What are we going to do?

o   We are going to find out the following about the sanctification of disciples:

§  Disciples are sanctified by the Holy Spirit.

§  Disciples are sanctified by faith in Jesus.

§  Disciples are sanctified by God’s word.

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Romans 15:16

16...He gave me the priestly duty of proclaiming the gospel of God, so that the Gentiles might become an offering acceptable to God, sanctified by the Holy Spirit.

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2)       Whom does ‘he’ refer to?

o   ‘He’ refers to God.

 

3)       Whom does ‘me’ refer to?

o   ‘Me’ refers to Paul.

 

4)       What priestly duty did God give Paul?

o   God gave Paul the priestly duty of proclaiming the gospel of God.

 

5)       What might become of the Gentiles as a result of Paul being given his priestly duty?

o   The Gentiles might become an offering acceptable to God.

 

6)       How do the Gentile disciples become an offering acceptable to God?

o   The Gentile disciples are sanctified by the Holy Spirit.

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Conclusion

7)       What are disciples sanctified by?

o   Disciples are sanctified by the Holy Spirit.

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Acts 26:17-18

17I will rescue you from your own people and from the Gentiles. I am sending you to them

18to open their eyes and turn them from darkness to light, and from the power of Satan to God, so that they may receive forgiveness of sins and a place among those who are sanctified by faith in me.’

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8)       Whom does ‘I’ refer to?

o   ‘I’ refers to Jesus.

 

9)       Whom does ‘you’ refer to?

o   ‘You’ refers to Paul.

 

10)   According to verse 17 whom will Jesus rescue Paul from?

o   Jesus will rescue Paul from

§  His own people.

§  And the Gentiles.

 

11)   According to verses 17 and 18 what is Jesus sending Paul to his own people and the Gentiles to do?

o   Jesus is sending Paul to them to

§  Open their eyes.

§  And turn them

Ř  From darkness. 

Ř  To light. 

Ř  And from the power of Satan.

Ř  To God. 

 

12)   What may Paul’s own people and the Gentiles receive by faith in Jesus?

o   They may receive

§  Forgiveness of sins.

§  And a place among those who are sanctified by faith in Jesus.

 

13)   What are the disciples sanctified by?

o   The disciples are sanctified by faith in Jesus.

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Conclusion

14)   What are disciples sanctified by?

o   Disciples are sanctified by faith in Jesus.

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John 17:14-19

14I have given them your word and the world has hated them, for they are not of the world any more than I am of the world.

15My prayer is not that you take them out of the world but that you protect them from the evil one.

16They are not of the world, even as I am not of it.

17Sanctify them by the truth; your word is truth.

18As you sent me into the world, I have sent them into the world.

19For them I sanctify myself, that they too may be truly sanctified.

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15)   Have we studied the current passage of the bible before?

o   Yes, in the CBS session ‘The Word Of God-Part3’.

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Conclusion

16)   What are disciples sanctified by?

o   Disciples are sanctified by God’s word.

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Disciples should pursue holiness

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17)   What are we going to do?

o   We are going to find out the following about the disciples’ pursuit of holiness:

§  Disciples are made holy through the sacrifice of the body of Jesus Christ.

§  Disciples should be holy in all they do.

§  Disciples ought to live

Ř  Holy. 

Ř  And godly lives.

§  Disciples should offer their bodies as a living sacrifice,

Ř  Holy. 

Ř  And pleasing to God.

§  Disciples should strive to be instruments for special purposes,

Ř  Made holy. 

Ř  Useful to the Master.

Ř  And prepared to do any good work. 

§  God disciplines us that we may share in his holiness.

§  Disciples ought to purify themselves from everything that contaminates body and spirit, perfecting holiness out of reverence for God.

§  Without holiness no one will see the Lord.

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Hebrews 10:8-10

8First he said, “Sacrifices and offerings, burnt offerings and sin offerings you did not desire, nor were you pleased with them”—though they were offered in accordance with the law.

9Then he said, “Here I am, I have come to do your will.” He sets aside the first to establish the second.

10And by that will, we have been made holy through the sacrifice of the body of Jesus Christ once for all.

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18)   Whom does ‘he’ in verse 8 refer to?

o   ‘He’ in verse 8 refers to Jesus.

 

19)   Whom does ‘you’ in verse 8 refer to?

o   ‘You’ in verse 8 refers to God the Father.

 

20)   According to verse 8 how did God the Father regard sacrifices and offerings stipulated in the law of Moses?

o   God the Father did not desire them.

o   Nor was he pleased with them.

 

21)   According to verse 9 whose will has Jesus come to do?

o   Jesus has come to do the Father’s will.

 

22)   According to verse 9 what did Jesus set aside and establish in doing the Father’s will?

o   Jesus set aside the first covenant to establish the

§  Second.

§  Or new covenant.

 

23)   Whom does ‘we’ in verse 10 refer to?

o   ‘We’ in verse 10 refers to the disciples.

 

24)   According to verse 10 what is the Father’s will concerning the disciples’ holiness?

o   The Father’s will is that the disciples be made holy through the sacrifice of the body of Jesus Christ once for all.

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Conclusion

25)   What are disciples made holy through?

o   Disciples are made holy through the sacrifice of the body of Jesus Christ.

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1 Peter 1:13-16

13Therefore, with minds that are alert and fully sober, set your hope on the grace to be brought to you when Jesus Christ is revealed at his coming.

14As obedient children, do not conform to the evil desires you had when you lived in ignorance.

15But just as he who called you is holy, so be holy in all you do;

16for it is written: “Be holy, because I am holy.”

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26)   Whom does ‘you’ in verse 13 refer to?

o   ‘You’ in verse 13 refers to the disciples.

 

27)   What is the occasion that is referred to when Jesus Christ is revealed at his coming in verse 13?

o   It is the second coming of Jesus Christ.

 

28)   What is the grace that will be brought to the disciples at the second coming of Jesus Christ?

o   The grace of eternal life.

 

29)   According to verse 13 what should the disciples do in anticipation of the grace to be brought to them?

o   With minds that are

§  Alert.

§  And fully sober.

o   They should set their hope on the grace to be brought to them.

 

30)   According to verse 14 what should the disciples not do as obedient children?

o   They should not conform to the evil desires.

o   That

o   They had.

o   When

o   they lived in ignorance.

 

31)   When did the disciples live in ignorance?

o   They lived in ignorance.

o   Before

o   They

§  Repented.

§  And believed the good news.

 

32)   According to verse 15 who is holy?

o   God who called the disciples is holy.

 

33)   According to verse 15 what should the disciples be in all they do?

o   The disciples should be holy in all they do.

 

34)   According to verse 15 what is the reason disciples should be holy in all they do?

o   The disciples should be holy in all they do.

o   Just as

o   God who called them is holy.

 

35)   According to verse 16 what is written in the bible that confirms the reason?

o   It is written in the Old Testament of the bible: “Be holy, because I am holy.”.

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Conclusion

36)   What should the disciples be in all they do?

o   Disciples should be holy in all they do.

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2 Peter 3:10-12

10But the day of the Lord will come like a thief. The heavens will disappear with a roar; the elements will be destroyed by fire, and the earth and everything done in it will be laid bare.

11Since everything will be destroyed in this way, what kind of people ought you to be? You ought to live holy and godly lives

12as you look forward to the day of God and speed its coming. That day will bring about the destruction of the heavens by fire, and the elements will melt in the heat.

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37)   When is the day of the Lord?

o   The day of the Lord is when Jesus comes again.

 

38)   According to verse 10 do we know when Jesus comes again and why?

o   No, because it will come like a thief.

 

39)   According to verse 10 what will happen when Jesus comes again?

o   The heavens will disappear with a roar.

o   The elements will be destroyed by fire.

o   And the earth and everything done in it will be laid bare.

 

40)   Whom does ‘you’ in verse 11 refer to?

o   ‘You’ in verse 11 refers to the disciples.

 

41)   According to verse 11 what kind of people ought disciples to be since everything will be destroyed as described?

o   They ought to live

§  Holy.

§  And godly lives.

 

42)   According to verses 11 and 12 what is the consequence of disciples living holy and godly lives?

o   It speeds Jesus’ second coming.

 

43)   According to verse 12 what destruction will the day of the Lord bring again?

o   The heavens will be destroyed by fire.

o   The elements will melt in the heat.

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Conclusion

44)   What kind of life ought the disciples to live?

o   Disciples ought to live

§  Holy.

§  And godly lives.

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Romans 12:1-2

1Therefore, I urge you, brothers and sisters, in view of God’s mercy, to offer your bodies as a living sacrifice, holy and pleasing to God—this is your true and proper worship.

2Do not conform to the pattern of this world, but be transformed by the renewing of your mind. Then you will be able to test and approve what God’s will is—his good, pleasing and perfect will.

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45)   According to verse 1 what should disciples do in view of God’s mercy?

o   They should offer their bodies as a living sacrifice,

§  Holy.

§  And pleasing to God.

 

46)   According to verse 1 what kind of worship is it for disciples to offer their bodies as a living sacrifice to God?

o   It is the disciples’

§  True.

§  And proper worship.

 

47)   According to verse 2 what admonition is offered to the disciples for them to follow so that they would be able test and approve what God’s will is?

o   They ought

§  Not to Conform to the pattern of this world.

§  But to be transformed by the renewing of their mind.

 

48)   How can the disciples be transformed by the renewing of their mind?

o   Disciples will experience continual

§  Renewal.

§  And transformation of their mind.

o   When

o   They

§  Live a life of repentance, i.e.,

§  Habitually

Ř  Turn away from sins. 

Ř  And turn back to God.

 

49)   According to verse 2 what will disciples find God’s will to be like?

o   Disciples will find God’s will to be

§  Good.

§  Pleasing.

§  And perfect.

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Conclusion

50)   What should the disciples offer their bodies as?

o   Disciples should offer their bodies as a living sacrifice,

§  Holy.

§  And pleasing to God.

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2 Timothy 2:20-22

20In a large house there are articles not only of gold and silver, but also of wood and clay; some are for special purposes and some for common use.

21Those who cleanse themselves from the latter will be instruments for special purposes, made holy, useful to the Master and prepared to do any good work.

22Flee the evil desires of youth and pursue righteousness, faith, love and peace, along with those who call on the Lord out of a pure heart.

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51)   According to verse 20 what kinds of articles are there in a large house?

o   In a large house there are articles not only

§  Of

Ř  Gold. 

Ř  And silver.

§  But also of

Ř  Wood. 

Ř  And clay.

 

52)   According to verse 20 what kinds of use are articles in a large house put to?

o   Some are for special purposes.

o   And some for common use.

 

53)   According to verse 21 what are those who cleanse themselves from common use fit for?

o   They will be instruments for special purposes,

§  Made holy.

§  Useful to the Master.

§  And prepared to do any good work.

 

54)   According to verse 22 what admonition is offered to Timothy?

o   Flee the evil desires of youth.

o   And pursue

§  Righteousness.

§  Faith.

§  Love.

§  And peace.

o   Along with those who call on the Lord out of a pure heart.

 

55)   What are those fit for who follow the admonition?

o   They

§  Have cleansed themselves from common use.

§  And will be instruments for special purposes,

Ř  Made holy. 

Ř  Useful to the Master. 

Ř  And prepared to do any good work.

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Conclusion

56)   What should disciples strive to be?

o   Disciples should strive to be instruments for special purposes,

§  Made holy.

§  Useful to the Master.

§  And prepared to do any good work.

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Hebrews 12:10-11

10They (our fathers) disciplined us for a little while as they thought best; but God disciplines us for our good, in order that we may share in his holiness.

11No discipline seems pleasant at the time, but painful. Later on, however, it produces a harvest of righteousness and peace for those who have been trained by it.

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57)   According to verse 10 how did our fathers discipline us?

o   They disciplined us for a little while.

o   As

o   They thought best.

 

58)   How does God’s disciplining us differ from that of our fathers?

o   God disciplines us our whole lives for our good.

o   In order that

o   We may share in his holiness.

o   Our fathers

§  Disciplined us for a little while.

§  And hoped that they had done what was best.

 

59)   According to verse 11 how do we find discipline at the time when it is administered?

o   No discipline seems

§  Pleasant at the time.

§  But painful.

 

60)   According to verse 11 what is the eventual outcome of God’s discipline?

o   Later on, it produces a harvest of

§  Righteousness.

§  And peace.

o   For those who have been trained by it.

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Conclusion

61)   Why does God discipline disciples?

o   God disciplines disciples.

o   That

o   They may share in his holiness.

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2 Corinthians 6:14-7:1

6:14Do not be yoked together with unbelievers. For what do righteousness and wickedness have in common? Or what fellowship can light have with darkness?

6:15What harmony is there between Christ and Belial? Or what does a believer have in common with an unbeliever?

6:16What agreement is there between the temple of God and idols? For we are the temple of the living God. As God has said:

 

“I will live with them

and walk among them,

and I will be their God,

and they will be my people.”

 

6:17Therefore,

 

“Come out from them

and be separate,

says the Lord.

Touch no unclean thing,

and I will receive you.”

 

6:18And,

 

“I will be a Father to you,

and you will be my sons and daughters,

says the Lord Almighty.”

 

7:1Therefore, since we have these promises, dear friends, let us purify ourselves from everything that contaminates body and spirit, perfecting holiness out of reverence for God.

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62)   According to verse 6:14 whom are believers not to be yoked together with?

o   Believers are not to be yoked together with unbelievers.

 

63)   According to verses 6:14 to 6:16 what are the irreconcilable differences cited between believers and unbelievers?

o   For what do righteousness and wickedness have in common?

o   What fellowship can light have with darkness?.

o   What harmony is there between Christ and Belial?

o   What does a believer have in common with an unbeliever?

o   What agreement is there between the temple of God and idols?

 

64)   Who is Belial?

o   The devil.

 

65)   Who are the temple of the living God?

o   Believers are.

 

66)   According to verse 6:16 what is God’s promise to believers?

o   I will

§  Live with them.

§  And walk among them.

o   I will be their God.

o   They will be my people.

 

67)   According to verse 6:17 how should believers respond to God’s promise?

o   Come out from unbelievers.

o   And be separate.

o   Touch no unclean thing.

 

68)   According to verse 6:16 what will be God’s response to believers’ proper response to his promise?

o   God will be a Father to them.

o   And they will be his

§  Sons.

§  And daughters.

 

69)   According to verse 7:1 what is the admonition for how believers ought to respond to God’s promise?

o   We ought to purify ourselves from everything that contaminates

§  Body.

§  And spirit.

o   Perfecting holiness out of reverence for God.

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Conclusion

70)   What ought disciples to purify themselves from?

o   Disciples ought to purify themselves from everything that contaminates

§  Body.

§  And spirit.

o   Perfecting holiness out of reverence for God.

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Hebrews 12:14

14Make every effort to live in peace with everyone and to be holy; without holiness no one will see the Lord.

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71)   What is the admonition for disciples?

o   Make every effort to

§  Live in peace with everyone.

§  And be holy.

 

72)   What is the tension between living in peace with everyone and being holy?

o   To be holy is to be set apart from everything else.

o   To live in peace with everyone is to have a peaceful relationship with everyone.

o   The tension between the two makes being holy all the more challenging.

 

73)   Whom will a disciple without holiness not see?

o   Without holiness no one will see the Lord.

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Conclusion

74)   Whom will a disciple without holiness not see?

o   Without holiness no one will see the Lord.

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Disciples should pursue what is good

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75)   What are we going to do?

o   We are going to find out the following about the disciples’ pursuit of what is good:

§  Disciples should think about whatever is good.

§  Disciples should make every effort to

Ř  Add to their faith goodness.

Ř  And to goodness, knowledge.

Ř  And to knowledge, self-control.

Ř  And to self-control, perseverance.

Ř  And to perseverance, godliness.

Ř  And to godliness, mutual affection.

Ř  And to mutual affection, love.

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Philippians 4:8

8Finally, brothers and sisters, whatever is true, whatever is noble, whatever is right, whatever is pure, whatever is lovely, whatever is admirable—if anything is excellent or praiseworthy—think about such things.

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76)   In short what are disciples called on to think about?

o   Disciples should think about whatever is good.

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Conclusion

77)   What should disciples think about?

o   Disciples should think about whatever is good.

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2 Peter 1:3-11

3His divine power has given us everything we need for a godly life through our knowledge of him who called us by his own glory and goodness.

4Through these he has given us his very great and precious promises, so that through them you may participate in the divine nature, having escaped the corruption in the world caused by evil desires.

5For this very reason, make every effort to add to your faith goodness; and to goodness, knowledge;

6and to knowledge, self-control; and to self-control, perseverance; and to perseverance, godliness;

7and to godliness, mutual affection; and to mutual affection, love.

8For if you possess these qualities in increasing measure, they will keep you from being ineffective and unproductive in your knowledge of our Lord Jesus Christ.

9But whoever does not have them is nearsighted and blind, forgetting that they have been cleansed from their past sins.

10Therefore, my brothers and sisters, make every effort to confirm your calling and election. For if you do these things, you will never stumble,

11and you will receive a rich welcome into the eternal kingdom of our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ.

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78)   According to verse 3 what has given disciples everything they need in order to live a godly life?

o   God’s divine power has given disciples everything.

o   That

o   They need for a godly life.

 

79)   According to verse 3 through what do disciples receive everything they need in order to live a godly life?

o   Through our knowledge of God.

 

80)   According to verse 3 what did God call disciples by?

o   God called them by his own

§  Glory.

§  And goodness.

 

81)   According to verse 4 what do God’s great and precious promises do for disciples?

o   Disciples would be able to participate in the divine nature.

 

82)   According to verse 4 what is disciples’ participation in God’s divine nature predicated on?

o   It is predicated on their having escaped the corruption in the world caused by evil desires.

 

83)   According to verses 5 to 7 what are disciples called on to make every effort to do?

o   They should make every effort to

§  Add to their faith goodness.

§  And to goodness, knowledge.

§  And to knowledge, self-control.

§  And to self-control, perseverance.

§  And to perseverance, godliness.

§  And to godliness, mutual affection.

§  And to mutual affection, love.

 

84)   According to verse 8 what will disciples be kept from being ineffective and unproductive in by possessing those qualities in increasing measure?

o   They will be kept from being

§  Ineffective.

§  And unproductive.

o   In their knowledge of our Lord Jesus Christ.

 

85)   According to verse 9 what is the condition of those who do not have those qualities?

o   They are

§  Nearsighted.

§  And blind.

 

86)   According to verse 9 what is the cause of the condition of those who do not have those qualities?

o   They forgot that they have been cleansed from their past sins.

 

87)   According to verse 10 how do disciples confirm their calling and election?

o   They confirm their

§  Calling.

§  And election.

o   By possessing those qualities in increasing measure.

 

88)   According to verse 10 what is the promise for disciples who possess those qualities in increasing measure?

o   They

§  Will Never stumble.

§  And will receive a rich welcome into the eternal kingdom of our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ.

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Conclusion

89)   What should disciples pursue?

o   Disciples should make every effort to

§  Add to their faith goodness.

§  And to goodness, knowledge.

§  And to knowledge, self-control.

§  And to self-control, perseverance.

§  And to perseverance, godliness.

§  And to godliness, mutual affection.

§  And to mutual affection, love.

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Disciples must be resolute in dealing with sins

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90)   What are we going to do?

o   We are going to find out how disciples should deal with sin:

§  Disciples should no longer be slaves to sin.

§  Disciples have become slaves to righteousness.

§  Disciples must be resolute in avoiding sin.

§  No sacrifice for sins is left for those who deliberately keep on sinning.

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Romans 6:1-14

1What shall we say, then? Shall we go on sinning so that grace may increase?

2By no means! We are those who have died to sin; how can we live in it any longer?

3Or don’t you know that all of us who were baptized into Christ Jesus were baptized into his death?

4We were therefore buried with him through baptism into death in order that, just as Christ was raised from the dead through the glory of the Father, we too may live a new life.

5For if we have been united with him in a death like his, we will certainly also be united with him in a resurrection like his.

6For we know that our old self was crucified with him so that the body ruled by sin might be done away with, that we should no longer be slaves to sin—

7because anyone who has died has been set free from sin.

8Now if we died with Christ, we believe that we will also live with him.

9For we know that since Christ was raised from the dead, he cannot die again; death no longer has mastery over him.

10The death he died, he died to sin once for all; but the life he lives, he lives to God.

11In the same way, count yourselves dead to sin but alive to God in Christ Jesus.

12Therefore do not let sin reign in your mortal body so that you obey its evil desires.

13Do not offer any part of yourself to sin as an instrument of wickedness, but rather offer yourselves to God as those who have been brought from death to life; and offer every part of yourself to him as an instrument of righteousness.

14For sin shall no longer be your master, because you are not under the law, but under grace.

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91)   According to verses 1 and 2 shall we go on sinning so that grace may increase and why?

o   By no means!

o   We are those who have died to sin.

o   How can we live in it any longer?

 

92)   According to verse 3 what were all of us who were baptized into Christ Jesus baptized into?

o   We were baptized into his death.

 

93)   According to verse 4 what were we buried with Christ into through baptism?

o   We were buried with Christ into death through baptism.

 

94)   According to verse 4 what happens to us as Christ was raised from the dead through the glory of the Father, given that we have been buried with Christ into death through baptism,?

o   We too may live a new life.

 

95)   According to verse 5 what furnishes the certainty that we are going to have a new life?

o   If we have been united with Christ in his death, we will certainly also be united with him in his resurrection.

 

96)   According to verse 6 what is the symbolic death we died?

o   The symbolic death we died is our old self being crucified with Christ on the cross.

 

97)   According to verse 6 what did our old self being crucified with Christ on the cross accomplish?

o   It leads to our body ruled by sin being done away with.

o   That

o   We should no longer be slaves to sin.

 

98)   In accordance with verses 6 and 7 why are we no longer slaves to sin when our old self was crucified with Christ on the cross?

o   We are no longer slaves to sin.

o   Because

o   Anyone who has died has been set free from sin.

 

99)   According to verse 8 what do we believe would happen if we died with Christ?

o   We will also live with Christ.

 

100)     According to verses 6 to 8 what characterizes this new life in regard to sin that we live with Christ?

o   It is a new life that is set free from sin.

 

101)     What is it like for us to live a new life that is set free from sin?

o   Living a new life that is set free from sin means that we have the freedom to choose not to sin.

o   While

o   In the past we did not have that freedom. 

o   On the other hand it does not mean that we would not sin at all.

 

102)     According to verse 9 what effect does death have on Christ since he was raised from the dead?

o   Christ cannot die again.

o   Since

o   He was raised from the dead.

o   Death no longer has mastery over him.

 

103)     According to verse 10 what is the purpose of Christ’s death?

o   The death Christ died, he died to sin once for all to atone for the sins of the whole world.

 

104)     According to verse 10 what is the purpose of Christ’s resurrected life?

o   The resurrected life Christ lives, he lives to God in submission.

 

105)     According to verse 11 what should we do in light of Christ’s death and resurrected life?

o   In the same way, we should count ourselves

§  Dead to sin.

§  But alive to God in Christ Jesus.

 

106)     What does it mean for us to count ourselves dead to sin but alive to God in Christ Jesus?

o   We must

§  Resolutely refuse to sin.

§  And walk in Jesus’ steps to submit to God.

 

107)     According to verses 11 to 13 given that we are to count ourselves dead to sin but alive to God in Christ Jesus, what do we do?

o   Do not let sin reign in our mortal body.

o   So that

o   We obey its evil desires.

o   Do not offer any part of ourselves to sin as an instrument of wickedness.

o   Rather offer ourselves to God as those who have been brought from death to life.

o   And offer every part of ourselves to him as an instrument of righteousness.

 

108)     According to verse 14 why shall sin no longer be our master, given Romans 7:7-9?

o   It is because we are

§  Not under the law.

§  But under grace.

o   While under the law, we were dead in sin per Romans 7:7-9

o   And sin had mastery over us.

 

·  The facilitator asks a specific participant to read out loud Romans 7:7-9 that says,

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7What shall we say, then? Is the law sinful? Certainly not! Nevertheless, I would not have known what sin was had it not been for the law. For I would not have known what coveting really was if the law had not said, “You shall not covet.”

8But sin, seizing the opportunity afforded by the commandment, produced in me every kind of coveting. For apart from the law, sin was dead.

9Once I was alive apart from the law; but when the commandment came, sin sprang to life and I died.

10I found that the very commandment that was intended to bring life actually brought death.

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109)     According to verse 7 what makes us aware of sin?

o   We would not have known what sin was.

o   Had it not been for the law.

 

110)     According to verse 7 how do we know that coveting is sin?

o   We know that coveting is sin.

o   Because

o   The law said, “You shall not covet.”

 

111)     According to verse 8 how does sin produce in us every kind of coveting?

o   Sin seizes the opportunity afforded by the commandment.

 

112)     According to verse 8 what was the status of sin apart from the law?

o   Apart from the law, sin was dead.

 

113)     According to verse 9 what was our status apart from the law?

o   We were alive apart from the law.

 

114)     According to verse 9 what was our status when the commandment came?

o   Sin sprang to life.

o   And we died.

o   When

o   The commandment came.

 

115)     According to verse 10 what is the dichotomy of the commandment?

o   The very commandment that was intended to bring life actually brought death.

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Conclusion

116)     What should disciples no longer be in regard to sin?

o   Disciples should no longer be slaves to sin.

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Romans 6:15-23

15What then? Shall we sin because we are not under the law but under grace? By no means!

16Don’t you know that when you offer yourselves to someone as obedient slaves, you are slaves of the one you obey—whether you are slaves to sin, which leads to death, or to obedience, which leads to righteousness?

17But thanks be to God that, though you used to be slaves to sin, you have come to obey from your heart the pattern of teaching that has now claimed your allegiance.

18You have been set free from sin and have become slaves to righteousness.

19I am using an example from everyday life because of your human limitations. Just as you used to offer yourselves as slaves to impurity and to ever-increasing wickedness, so now offer yourselves as slaves to righteousness leading to holiness.

20When you were slaves to sin, you were free from the control of righteousness.

21What benefit did you reap at that time from the things you are now ashamed of? Those things result in death!

22But now that you have been set free from sin and have become slaves of God, the benefit you reap leads to holiness, and the result is eternal life.

23For the wages of sin is death, but the gift of God is eternal life in Christ Jesus our Lord.

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117)     According to verse 15 shall we sin because we are not under the law but under grace?

o   By no means!

 

118)     According to verse 16 whom are we slaves to?

o   We are slaves of the one we obey.

 

119)     According to verse 16 what is the consequence for us when we are slaves to sin?

o   It leads to death.

 

120)     According to verse 16 what is the consequence for us when we are slaves to obedience?

o   It leads to righteousness.

 

121)     According to verse 17 what did we use to be?

o   We used to be slaves to sin.

 

122)     According to verses 17 and 18 what has resulted from our obeying the good news of Jesus Christ?

o   We

§  Have been set free from sin.

§  And have become slaves to righteousness.

 

123)     According to verse 19 what was the admonition for us for effecting the reversal of whom we offer ourselves as slaves to?

o   Just as we used to offer ourselves as slaves

§  To impurity.

§  And to ever-increasing wickedness.

o   So now offer ourselves as slaves to righteousness leading to holiness.

 

124)     According to verse 20 what were we free from the control of when we were slaves to sin?

o   We were free from the control of righteousness.

o   When

o   We were slaves to sin.

 

125)     According to verse 21 what consequence did we reap at that time from the things we are now ashamed of?

o   Those things result in death!

 

126)     According to verse 22 what benefit do we reap now that we have been set free from sin and have become slaves of God?

o   The benefit we reap leads to holiness.

o   And the result is eternal life.

 

127)     According to verse 23 what is the wages of sin?

o   The wages of sin is death.

 

128)     According to verse 23 what is the gift of God when he does not count our sins against us?

o   The gift of God is eternal life in Christ Jesus our Lord.

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Conclusion

129)     What have disciples become from having been set free from sin?

o   Disciples have become slaves to righteousness.

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Matthew 5:27-30

27“You have heard that it was said, ‘You shall not commit adultery.’

28But I tell you that anyone who looks at a woman lustfully has already committed adultery with her in his heart.

29If your right eye causes you to stumble, gouge it out and throw it away. It is better for you to lose one part of your body than for your whole body to be thrown into hell.

30And if your right hand causes you to stumble, cut it off and throw it away. It is better for you to lose one part of your body than for your whole body to go into hell.

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130)     According to verse 28 what counts as committing adultery with a woman in his heart for a man?

o   Looking at a woman lustfully does.

 

131)     According to verse 29 what should we do if our right eye causes us to stumble?

o   If our right eye causes us to stumble,

§  Gouge it out.

§  And throw it away.

 

132)     According to verses 28 and 29 how should we deal with sin?

o   We must be resolute in avoiding sin.

 

133)     According to verse 29 when is losing one eye a better outcome for us?

o   It is better

§  For us to lose one eye.

§  Than for our whole body to be thrown into hell.

 

134)     What does verse 29 imply would happen to us if we are not resolute in avoiding sin?

o   We would be thrown into hell.

 

135)     According to verse 30 what should we do if our right hand causes us to stumble?

o   If our right hand causes us to stumble,

§  Cut it off.

§  And throw it away.

 

136)     According to verse 30 how should we deal with sin?

o   We must be resolute in avoiding sin.

 

137)     According to verse 30 when is losing one hand a better outcome for us?

o   It is better

§  For us to lose one hand.

§  Than for our whole body to be thrown into hell.

 

138)     What does verse 30 imply would happen to us if we are not resolute in avoiding sin?

o   We would be thrown into hell.

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Conclusion

139)     How should disciples deal with sin?

o   Disciples must be resolute in avoiding sin.

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Hebrews 10:26-31

26If we deliberately keep on sinning after we have received the knowledge of the truth, no sacrifice for sins is left,

27but only a fearful expectation of judgment and of raging fire that will consume the enemies of God.

28Anyone who rejected the law of Moses died without mercy on the testimony of two or three witnesses.

29How much more severely do you think someone deserves to be punished who has trampled the Son of God underfoot, who has treated as an unholy thing the blood of the covenant that sanctified them, and who has insulted the Spirit of grace?

30For we know him who said, “It is mine to avenge; I will repay,” and again, “The Lord will judge his people.”

31It is a dreadful thing to fall into the hands of the living God.

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140)     According to verses 26 and 27 what is the consequence for us if we deliberately keep on sinning after we have received the knowledge of the truth?

o   No sacrifice for sins is left.

o   There is only a fearful expectation

§  Of judgment.

§  And of raging fire.

o   That will consume the enemies of God.

 

141)     According to verse 28 how would anyone who rejected the law of Moses be sentenced to die?

o   Anyone who rejected the law of Moses died without mercy on the testimony of two or three witnesses.

 

142)     Who has trampled the Son of God underfoot, treated as an unholy thing the blood of the covenant that sanctified them, and insulted the Spirit of grace?

o   Anyone who deliberately keeps on sinning after he/she has received the knowledge of the truth is guilty.

 

143)     According to verse 30 what furnishes the certainty that such a sin will be punished?

o   God said,

§  “It is mine to avenge.”

§  “I will repay.”  

§  “The Lord will judge his people.”

 

144)     According to verse 31 what is it like to fall into the hands of the living God?

o   It is a dreadful thing to fall into the hands of the living God.

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Conclusion

145)     What have we found out about the consequence for disciples who deliberately keep on sinning?

o   No sacrifice for sins is left for those who deliberately keep on sinning.

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Disciples should put to death their sinful nature

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146)     What are we going to do?

o   We are going to find out the following about how disciple should deal with their sinful nature:

§  Those who belong to Christ Jesus have crucified the flesh with its passions and desires.

§  Disciples should put to death whatever belongs to the earthly nature.

§  Disciples should say “No” to

Ř  Ungodliness. 

Ř  And worldly passions.

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Galatians 5:13-26

13You, my brothers and sisters, were called to be free. But do not use your freedom to indulge the flesh; rather, serve one another humbly in love.

14For the entire law is fulfilled in keeping this one command: “Love your neighbor as yourself.”

15If you bite and devour each other, watch out or you will be destroyed by each other.

16So I say, walk by the Spirit, and you will not gratify the desires of the flesh.

17For the flesh desires what is contrary to the Spirit, and the Spirit what is contrary to the flesh. They are in conflict with each other, so that you are not to do whatever you want.

18But if you are led by the Spirit, you are not under the law.

19The acts of the flesh are obvious: sexual immorality, impurity and debauchery;

20idolatry and witchcraft; hatred, discord, jealousy, fits of rage, selfish ambition, dissensions, factions

21and envy; drunkenness, orgies, and the like. I warn you, as I did before, that those who live like this will not inherit the kingdom of God.

22But the fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace, forbearance, kindness, goodness, faithfulness,

23gentleness and self-control. Against such things there is no law.

24Those who belong to Christ Jesus have crucified the flesh with its passions and desires.

25Since we live by the Spirit, let us keep in step with the Spirit.

26Let us not become conceited, provoking and envying each other.

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147)     Have we studied the current passage of the bible before?

o   Yes, in the CBS session ‘God The HolySpirt-Part2’. 

o   Please simply have the current passage of the bible read out loud without doing a study.

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Conclusion

148)     What have we found out about how disciple should deal with their sinful nature?

o   Those who belong to Christ Jesus have crucified the flesh with its passions and desires.

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Colossians 3:1-10

1Since, then, you have been raised with Christ, set your hearts on things above, where Christ is, seated at the right hand of God.

2Set your minds on things above, not on earthly things.

3For you died, and your life is now hidden with Christ in God.

4When Christ, who is your life, appears, then you also will appear with him in glory.

5Put to death, therefore, whatever belongs to your earthly nature: sexual immorality, impurity, lust, evil desires and greed, which is idolatry.

6Because of these, the wrath of God is coming.

7You used to walk in these ways, in the life you once lived.

8But now you must also rid yourselves of all such things as these: anger, rage, malice, slander, and filthy language from your lips.

9Do not lie to each other, since you have taken off your old self with its practices

10and have put on the new self, which is being renewed in knowledge in the image of its Creator.

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149)     According to verse 1 what should we set our hearts on since we have been raised with Christ?

o   We should set our hearts on things above.

 

150)     According to verse 1 what makes things above significant?

o   Things above are significant.

o   Because

o   That is where Christ is, seated at the right hand of God.

 

151)     According to verse 2 what should we set our minds on?

o   We should set our minds

§  On things above.

§  Not on earthly things.

 

152)     What does verse 3 mean?

o   We

§  Have died with Christ.

§  And have been raised with him to a new life in him.

 

153)     According to verse 4 what happens to us when Christ, who is our life, appears?

o   We also will appear with Christ in glory.

 

154)     According to verse 5 how should we deal with whatever belongs to our earthly nature?

o   We should put to death whatever belongs to our earthly nature.

 

155)     According to verse 5 what is the cited list of what belongs to our earthly nature?

o   Sexual immorality.

o   Impurity.

o   Lust.

o   Evil desires.

o   And greed, which is idolatry.

 

156)     According to verse 6 what will result from our earthly nature?

o   The wrath of God is coming as a result.

 

157)     According to verse 7 what is our way of life in the life we once lived?

o   We used to act out of our earthly nature.

 

158)     According to verse 8 what must we rid ourselves of?

o   Anger.

o   Rage.

o   Malice.

o   Slander.

o   And filthy language from our lips.

 

159)     According to verse 9 why must we not lie to each other?

o   We have

§  Taken off our old self.

§  And put on the new self.

 

160)     According to verses 9 and 10 what is the contrast between our old self and our new self?

o   Our old self is laden with sinful practices.

o   Our new self is being renewed in knowledge in the image of its Creator.

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Conclusion

161)     What have we found out about how disciple should deal with their earthly nature?

o   Disciples should put to death whatever belongs to the earthly nature.

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Titus 2:11-14

11For the grace of God has appeared that offers salvation to all people.

12It teaches us to say “No” to ungodliness and worldly passions, and to live self-controlled, upright and godly lives in this present age,

13while we wait for the blessed hope—the appearing of the glory of our great God and Savior, Jesus Christ,

14who gave himself for us to redeem us from all wickedness and to purify for himself a people that are his very own, eager to do what is good.

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162)     According to verse 11 what is the manifestation of the grace of God?

o   The grace of God has appeared that offers salvation to all people.

 

163)     According to verse 13 what is the blessed hope?

o   It is the appearing of the glory of our great

§  God.

§  And Savior, Jesus Christ.

 

164)     According to verses 11 and 12 what does God’s grace of salvation teach us?

o   It teaches us to

§  Say “No” to

Ř  Ungodliness. 

Ř  And worldly passions.

§  And live

Ř  Self -controlled. 

Ř  Upright.

Ř  And godly lives.

§  In this present age.

§  While

§  We wait for the blessed hope.

 

165)     According to verse 14 what did Jesus’ salvation accomplish in us?

o   Jesus gave himself for us to

§  Redeem us from all wickedness.

§  And purify for himself a people that are his very own, eager to do what is good.

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Conclusion

166)     What have we found out about how disciple should deal with their sinful nature?

o   Disciples should say ‘No’ to

§  Ungodliness.

§  And worldly passions.

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Disciples should let the Holy Spirit take control of their lives

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167)     What are we going to do?

o   We are going to find out the following about how disciples would turn out if they let or do not the Holy Spirit take control of their lives:

§  Disciples will die.

§  If

§  They live according to the flesh.

§  But they will live.

§  If

§  By the Spirit they put to death the misdeeds of the body.

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Romans 8:5-17

5Those who live according to the flesh have their minds set on what the flesh desires; but those who live in accordance with the Spirit have their minds set on what the Spirit desires.

6The mind governed by the flesh is death, but the mind governed by the Spirit is life and peace.

7The mind governed by the flesh is hostile to God; it does not submit to God’s law, nor can it do so.

8Those who are in the realm of the flesh cannot please God.

9 You, however, are not in the realm of the flesh but are in the realm of the Spirit, if indeed the Spirit of God lives in you. And if anyone does not have the Spirit of Christ, they do not belong to Christ.

10But if Christ is in you, then even though your body is subject to death because of sin, the Spirit gives life because of righteousness.

11And if the Spirit of him who raised Jesus from the dead is living in you, he who raised Christ from the dead will also give life to your mortal bodies because of his Spirit who lives in you.

12Therefore, brothers and sisters, we have an obligation—but it is not to the flesh, to live according to it.

13For if you live according to the flesh, you will die; but if by the Spirit you put to death the misdeeds of the body, you will live.

14For those who are led by the Spirit of God are the children of God.

15The Spirit you received does not make you slaves, so that you live in fear again; rather, the Spirit you received brought about your adoption to sonship. And by him we cry, “Abba, Father.”

16The Spirit himself testifies with our spirit that we are God’s children.

17Now if we are children, then we are heirs—heirs of God and co-heirs with Christ, if indeed we share in his sufferings in order that we may also share in his glory.

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168)     Have we studied the current passage of the bible before?

o   Yes, in the CBS session ‘God The HolySpirt-Part2’. 

o   Please simply have the current passage of the bible read out loud without doing a study.

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Conclusion

169)     What have we found out about how disciples would turn out if they let or do not the Holy Spirit take control of their lives:?

o   Disciples will die.

o   If

o   They live according to the flesh.

o   But they will live.

o   If

o   By the Spirit they put to death the misdeeds of the body.

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Disciples must flee from sexual immorality

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170)     What are we going to do?

o   We are going to find out the following about how disciples should deal with sexual immorality:

§  Disciples must flee from sexual immorality.

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1 Corinthians 6:18-20

18Flee from sexual immorality. All other sins a person commits are outside the body, but whoever sins sexually, sins against their own body.

19Do you not know that your bodies are temples of the Holy Spirit, who is in you, whom you have received from God? You are not your own;

20you were bought at a price. Therefore honor God with your bodies.

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171)     According to verse 18 what is the plea concerning sexual immorality?

o   Flee from sexual immorality.

 

172)     According to verse 18 what is the consequence for a person’s body when the person sins sexually?

o   The person sins against his or her own body.

 

173)     According to verse 18 what is the consequence for a person’s body when the sin is non-sexual?

o   The non-sexual sin is committed outside the body.

 

174)     According to verse 19 what purpose do the bodies of the disciples serve?

o   They are temples of the Holy Spirit.

 

175)     According to verse 19 where does the Holy Spirit dwell?

o   The Holy Spirit dwells in every disciple.

 

176)     According to verse 19 from whom have the disciples received the Holy Spirit?

o   They have received the Holy Spirit from God.

 

177)     According to verses 19 and 20 who has ownership of the bodies of the disciples?

o   God does.

 

178)     According to verse 20 why does God have ownership of the bodies of the disciples?

o   It is because God bought the disciples at a price.

 

179)     What is the price God paid for ownership of the bodies of the disciples?

o   God paid the price of his own Son.

 

180)     According to verse 20 what is the disciples’ obligation to God?

o   The disciples are obligated to honor God with their bodies.

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Conclusion

181)     What have we found out about how disciples should deal with sexual immorality?

o   Disciples must flee from sexual immorality.

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Disciples must flee from sexual immorality

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Disciples need to control their tongue

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182)     What are we going to do?

o   We are going to find out the following about how disciples must deal with their tongue:

§  Disciples must avoid godless chatter.

§  Disciples must control their tongue.

§  Disciples must not grieve the Holy Spirit with unwholesome talk and malice.

§  Disciples must

Ř  Put off falsehood. 

Ř  And speak truthfully to one another.

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2 Timothy 2:16

16Avoid godless chatter, because those who indulge in it will become more and more ungodly.

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183)     What must we avoid?

o   We must avoid godless chatter.

 

184)     What will become of those who indulge in godless chatter?

o   They will become more and more ungodly.

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Conclusion

185)     What have we found out about how disciples must deal with their tongue?

o   Disciples must avoid godless chatter.

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James 3:1-12

1Not many of you should become teachers, my fellow believers, because you know that we who teach will be judged more strictly.

2We all stumble in many ways. Anyone who is never at fault in what they say is perfect, able to keep their whole body in check.

3When we put bits into the mouths of horses to make them obey us, we can turn the whole animal.

4Or take ships as an example. Although they are so large and are driven by strong winds, they are steered by a very small rudder wherever the pilot wants to go.

5Likewise, the tongue is a small part of the body, but it makes great boasts. Consider what a great forest is set on fire by a small spark.

6The tongue also is a fire, a world of evil among the parts of the body. It corrupts the whole body, sets the whole course of one’s life on fire, and is itself set on fire by hell.

7All kinds of animals, birds, reptiles and sea creatures are being tamed and have been tamed by mankind,

8but no human being can tame the tongue. It is a restless evil, full of deadly poison.

9With the tongue we praise our Lord and Father, and with it we curse human beings, who have been made in God’s likeness.

10Out of the same mouth come praise and cursing. My brothers and sisters, this should not be.

11Can both fresh water and salt water flow from the same spring?

12My brothers and sisters, can a fig tree bear olives, or a grapevine bear figs? Neither can a salt spring produce fresh water.

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186)     According to verse 1 why should not many of us become teachers?

o   It is because those who teach will be judged more strictly.

 

187)     According to verse 2 what is anyone who is never at fault in what they say able to do?

o   They are perfect, able to keep their whole body in check.

 

188)     According to verse 2 does anyone who is never at fault in what they say exist and why?

o   No, because we

§  Are not perfect.

§  And stumble in many ways.

 

189)     According to verse 3 what can bits in the mouths of horses do?

o   They can

§  Turn the whole animal.

§  And make them obey us.

 

190)     According to verse 4 what can steer large ships even when they are driven by strong winds?

o   They are steered by a very small rudder.

o   Wherever

o   The pilot wants to go.

 

191)     According to verses 4 and 5 what analogy for the tongue can we draw from ships with a very small rudder?

o   The tongue is a small part of the body.

o   But it makes great boasts.

 

192)     According to verse 5 what can set a great forest on fire?

o   A great forest can be set on fire by a small spark.

 

193)     According to verse 6 how does the tongue compare with other parts of the body in its capacity for causing trouble?

o   It is

§  A fire.

§  A world of evil among the parts of the body.

o   Meaning that the trouble it can cause is out of proportion, like a small spark being able to set a great forest on fire.

 

194)     According to verse 6 what trouble can the tongue cause?

o   It

§  Corrupts the whole body.

§  Sets the whole course of one’s life on fire.

§  And is itself set on fire by hell.

 

195)     According to verses 7 and 8 how difficult is it to tame the tongue by comparison?

o   All kinds of

§  Animals.

§  Birds.

§  Reptiles.

§  And sea creatures.

o   are being tamed and have been tamed by mankind.

o   But no human being can tame the tongue.

 

196)     According to verses 8 and 9 what is the justification in saying that the tongue is a restless evil, full of deadly poison?

o   We curse human beings with the tongue.

 

197)     According to verse 9 and 10 what is the incongruity in what the tongue is capable of in terms of good and evil?

o   With the tongue we praise our Lord and Father.

o   And with it we curse human beings, who have been made in God’s likeness.

o   Out of the same mouth come

§  Praise.

§  And cursing.

 

198)     According to verses 10 to 12 what in real life informs us of the incongruity in what the tongue does in terms of good and evil?

o   Can both

§  Fresh water.

§  And salt water.

o   Flow from the same spring?

o   Can a fig tree bear olives?

o   Can a grapevine bear figs?

o   Can a salt spring produce fresh water?

 

199)     What are we supposed to do with our tongue?

o   We must control our tongue.

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Conclusion

200)     What have we found out about how disciples must deal with their tongue?

o   Disciples must control their tongue.

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Ephesians 4:29-31

29Do not let any unwholesome talk come out of your mouths, but only what is helpful for building others up according to their needs, that it may benefit those who listen.

30And do not grieve the Holy Spirit of God, with whom you were sealed for the day of redemption.

31Get rid of all bitterness, rage and anger, brawling and slander, along with every form of malice.

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201)     According to verse 29 what should we not let come out of our mouths?

o   We should not let any unwholesome talk come out of our mouths.

 

202)     According to verse 29 what should we let come out of our mouths?

o   We should let come out of our mouths only what is helpful for building others up according to their needs.

o   That

o   It may benefit those who listen.

 

203)     According to verse 30 whom should we not grieve?

o   We should not grieve the Holy Spirit.

 

204)     According to verse 30 what were we sealed with the Holy Spirit for?

o   We were sealed with the Holy Spirit for the day of redemption.

 

205)     When is the day of redemption?

o   The day of Jesus’ return is the day of redemption.

 

206)     According to verse 31 what are we told to get rid of?

o   We should get rid of all

§  Bitterness.

§  Rage.

§  And anger.

§  Brawling.

§  And slander.

§  Along with every form of malice.

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Conclusion

207)     What have we found out about how disciples should deal with their tongue?

o   Disciples should not grieve the Holy Spirit with their tongue.

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Ephesians 4:22-25

22You were taught, with regard to your former way of life, to put off your old self, which is being corrupted by its deceitful desires;

23to be made new in the attitude of your minds;

24and to put on the new self, created to be like God in true righteousness and holiness.

25Therefore each of you must put off falsehood and speak truthfully to your neighbor, for we are all members of one body.

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208)     According to verse 22 what is the embodiment of our former way of life?

o   Our old self is the embodiment of our former way of life.

 

209)     According to verse 22 how is our old self being corrupted?

o   Our old self is being corrupted by its deceitful desires.

 

210)     According to verse 24 what is our new self created to be like?

o   Our new self is created to be like God in true

§  Righteousness.

§  And holiness.

 

211)     According to verses 22 to 24 how are we made new in the attitude of our minds?

o   We are made new in the attitude of our minds by

§  Putting off our old self.

§  And putting on our new self.

 

212)     According to verses 22 and 25 how do we specifically put off our old self?

o   We must

§  Put off falsehood.

§  And speak truthfully to one another.

 

213)     According to verse 25 to whom do we owe the obligation for truth-speaking?

o   We must speak truthfully our neighbor.

o   For

o   We are all members of one body.

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Conclusion

214)     What have we found out about how disciples must deal with their tongue?

o   Disciples must

§  Put off falsehood.

§  And speak truthfully to one another.

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Disciples need to control their tongue

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Who will not inherit the kingdom of God

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215)     What are we going to do?

o   We are going to find out about who will not inherit the kingdom of God:

§  Wrongdoers who refuse to repent and believe the good news will not inherit the kingdom of God.

§  No immoral, impure or greedy person—such a person is an idolater—has any inheritance in the kingdom of God.

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1 Corinthians 6:9-11

9Or do you not know that wrongdoers will not inherit the kingdom of God? Do not be deceived: Neither the sexually immoral nor idolaters nor adulterers nor men who have sex with men

10nor thieves nor the greedy nor drunkards nor slanderers nor swindlers will inherit the kingdom of God.

11And that is what some of you were. But you were washed, you were sanctified, you were justified in the name of the Lord Jesus Christ and by the Spirit of our God.

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216)     According to verse 9 who in general will not inherit the kingdom of God?

o   Wrongdoers will not inherit the kingdom of God.

 

217)     According to verses 9 and 10 whom are specifically cited in particular that will not inherit the kingdom of God?

o   The following are specifically cited that will not inherit the kingdom of God:

§  The sexually immoral.

§  Idolaters.

§  Adulterers.

§  Men who have sex with men.

§  Thieves.

§  The greedy.

§  Drunkards.

§  Slanderers.

§  And swindlers.

 

218)     According to verse 11 who used to belong with those that will not inherit the kingdom of God?

o   Some of us did.

 

219)     According to verse 11 how is it that we will inherit the kingdom of God regardless of our wrongdoings?

o   We were

§  Washed.

§  Sanctified.

§  And justified

Ř  In the name of the Lord Jesus Christ. 

Ř  And by the Spirit of our God.

 

220)     What is the basis for our justification regardless of our wrongdoings?

o   It is because we

§  Repent.

§  And believe the good news.

 

221)     Will wrongdoers who refuse to repent and believe the good news inherit the kingdom of God?

o   No.

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Conclusion

222)     What have we found out about who will not inherit the kingdom of God?

o   Wrongdoers who refuse to

§  Repent.

§  And believe the good news.

o   Will not inherit the kingdom of God.

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Ephesians 5:3-5

3But among you there must not be even a hint of sexual immorality, or of any kind of impurity, or of greed, because these are improper for God’s holy people.

4Nor should there be obscenity, foolish talk or coarse joking, which are out of place, but rather thanksgiving.

5For of this you can be sure: No immoral, impure or greedy person—such a person is an idolater—has any inheritance in the kingdom of Christ and of God.

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223)     According to verses 3 and 4 what is improper for God’s holy people?

o   Even a hint of sexual immorality.

o   Any kind of impurity.

o   Greed.

o   Obscenity.

o   Foolish talk.

o   And coarse joking.

 

224)     According to verses 3 and 4 what should replace that which is improper for God’s holy people?

o   Thanksgiving.

 

225)     According to verse 5 what is the cause behind idolatry?

o   Greed.

 

226)     Who can we be sure has no inheritance in the kingdom of Christ and of God?

o   No

§  Immoral.

§  Impure.

§  Or greedy person—

o   Such a person is an idolater—

o   Has any inheritance in the kingdom

§  Of Christ.

§  And of God.

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Conclusion

227)     What have we found out about who will not inherit the kingdom of God?

o   No

§  Immoral.

§  Impure.

§  Or greedy person—

o   Such a person is an idolater—

o   Has any inheritance in the kingdom

§  Of Christ.

§  And of God.

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How are disciples going to be sanctified?

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228)     How are disciples going to be sanctified?

o   Disciples

§  Will experience

Ř  Continual renewal. 

Ř  And transformation in their lives.

§  And will be sanctified.

o   When

o   They

§  Live a life of repentance.

§  And habitually turn away from their sins.

§  And turn back to God.

 

229)     But are disciples not sanctified by the Holy Spirit, faith in Jesus and God’s word as we learned earlier?

o   The Holy Spirit, faith in Jesus and God’s word contribute to a disciple’s repentance.

o   When

o   The disciple sins.

o   Where the rubber meets the road, it is repentance that ultimately renders the disciple’s

§  Renewal.

§  And transformation.

o   Sinning is not detrimental to a disciple.

o   Refusal to repent is.

o   Therefore repent and be sanctified! 

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How are disciples going to be sanctified?

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